Hi, At Thu, 9 Sep 1999 12:16:32 +0200 (CEST), Christian T. Steigies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have some problems with debian-jp. Also I can not write to a debian-jp > mailing list, I can not read kanji... Your was the first email I found of a > japanese debian person, could you please forward my mail to the right list? > And maybe tell me the address of that list? Or even help me solve my > problem? The most urgent problem right now is how to print postscript > documents containing kanji or other japanese characters.
I'll forward it to [email protected], in which we discuss Japanese releated topics in Debian, mainly in English. Of course, you may use Japanese in this list:) We, Debian JP Project, provides some mailing-lists discussed in Japanese. You can see these at http://www.debian.or.jp/Lists-Archives/ > Thanks, > Christian. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 11:26:56 +0200 (CEST) > From: "Christian T. Steigies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: setting up japanese postscript output > > Hi, > I hope I have found the right mailing list to ask. > > I am trying to add japanese support on a debian/slink machine for a japanese > guest scientist. I have suceeded (with packages from debian-jp) to install > fonts, netscape, gs-jp, kterm which allows displaying, reading japanese > text, display the debian-jp website correctly. Even gs-jp (seems) to display > the text correctly. > > Two problems remain: > How do I print postscript files with japanese fonts? > Files wich are displayed perfectly ghostview, gs and gv (loading kanji > fonts) give me this error message when I print them (from gv, with lpr): > > Sep 9 11:03:53 ap031 lpd[1599]: lp: filter 'f' terminated (termsig=13) > Sep 9 11:03:53 ap031 lpd[1599]: lp: job could not be printed > > Do I need some fontdata files? I don't know much about this. Maybe magicfilter help you. > How to type kanji? > I have found three kinput debs. Are these the debs to input kanji? Which > one? As you wish:) kinput2-wnn - use Wnn as Kana Kanji conversion backend kinput2-canna - use Canna as Kana Kanji conversion backend kinput2-wnn-canna - use both Wnn/Canna as Kana Kanji conversion backend > How to use it? Can I uses it with a normal german keyboard? Yes, we usually use US ASCII keyboard to input Japanese characters. > Our guest has brought a japanese notebook, there are some extra keys, he can > use them from windows, maybe he can type just as normal when he logs in from > there to the debian machine? I think he can do it. > Please CC me and reply in english. > > Thanks, > Christian. Regards, Fumitoshi UKAI
